vrcanaries Chapter 155 Be Good
Chapter 155 Be Good
Jiang Xinyu's words were blunt but also quite pertinent.
Ye Xiao, unusually, didn't argue and silently left with He Zhang.
Back in Ye Xiao's courtyard, He Zhang carried him to bed and applied ointment to him. When he took off his pants, He Zhang was both annoyed and amused.
The lady had quite a strong grip; half of Xiao Ye's buttocks was red, swollen, and shiny like a ripe peach. It seems she'll have to sleep on her stomach for the next few days.
"He Zhang, am I really that stupid? Am I not suited to stay by my godfather's side?"
Hearing Ye Xiao's quiet question, He Zhang nodded and then shook his head.
"You haven't made any mistakes in handling official business over the past few years. Although you're a bit arrogant, you're fine in dealing with people."
But you are too easily swayed by emotions, and you become somewhat confused when you get involved with Xu Qinglan and the Chief Eunuch.
"Take today's incident for example. If you were to stumble upon another woman having an affair, would you rashly shout it out?"
"of course not!"
"That settles it then. Xiao Ye isn't stupid, he's just confused because he's worried. Also, you have a prejudice against Madam."
He Zhang carefully applied the medicine while patiently guiding the patient.
"Madam really cares about the Chief Supervisor. Don't you want the Chief Supervisor to have someone who cares about him?"
Madam cares about the Supervisor, and you care about the Supervisor too. Since you share the same stance, you should get along harmoniously.
"You don't actually intend to pair Xu Qinglan with the Chief Eunuch, do you?"
"I don't!"
Ye Xiao retorted hastily, "I just thought she was young and beautiful, and a daughter of an official, and I was afraid she wouldn't be able to keep her."
At this point, Ye Xiao's voice suddenly lowered.
"People outside are different from those of us living in the palace. Are there really people... who genuinely like eunuchs?"
He Zhang was so angry he laughed, and slapped Ye Xiao's other, intact buttocks.
"You heartless thing, just lie there!"
Seeing He Zhang leave in a huff, Ye Xiao realized he had said the wrong thing. He angrily punched his pillow and quickly pulled up his pants.
Jiang Xinyu was right; he was indeed quite stupid. From now on, he would never let his mouth outpace his brain.
Having slept for a day and a night, Jiang Xinyu had made up for the losses of the past few days and began to resume the routine that Xiao Yuan had before he left.
Human beings are too weak in the face of nature, and even with countless preparations, she was still not at ease.
No matter how smart Xiao Yuan is, he can't resist the virus; no matter how powerful his martial arts are, he can't resist the flood.
Her physical enhancement has now reached its peak, and it feels like she's only a hair's breadth away from regaining her powers.
Everything she's doing now is preparation; if things get bad in Xuzhou, she'll have to rush there immediately to protect Xiao Yuan.
The reason he didn't go immediately was because his powers hadn't recovered, and Xiao Yuan would worry if something went wrong.
Secondly, Xiao Yuan still had enough time to detour through Jiangnan to procure provisions.
When He Zhang arrived, Jiang Xinyu was drinking soup. Knowing that he had come to apologize on Ye Xiao's behalf, she simply waved her hand.
"As long as he doesn't do anything disloyal, I won't bother with him. Just keep an eye on him after I leave to make sure he doesn't cause any trouble."
"Is Madam leaving to help the Grand Eunuch?"
Jiang Xinyu nodded. "Xiao Yuan said you can be trusted, so I won't hide it from you. Please take good care of the manor after I leave."
The man last night was Prince An, Jin Zekang, and the prefect of Xuzhou was his uncle. Regarding this flood, our two families have a cooperative relationship.
Natural disasters are merciless. I was afraid Xiao Yuan would only report good news and not bad, so I asked him for a copy of the information.
He Zhang smiled awkwardly, "Actually, Xiao Ye is usually quite shrewd in handling official business, but she gets flustered when it comes to family matters."
Jiang Xinyu scoffed lightly, "What he said isn't concern, it's prejudice."
Forget it, he's not my son, I don't have the time to worry about him.
If he misbehaves, just give him a beating; consider it a good workout. If you feel sorry for him, keep him in check and don't let him come to me causing trouble.
The lady was absolutely right, so He Zhang could only force a smile, take a bunch of materials he had only half-finished studying a few days ago, and return to Ye Xiao's courtyard.
However, He Zhang felt that there was something wrong with the soup that Jiang Xinyu was drinking. If he wasn't mistaken, there was a whole ginseng root soaking in the pot.
That ginseng looks to be at least several hundred years old. Is it really okay to eat it like this?
The Grand Eunuch's wife is quite strange in terms of her knowledge, cognition, and behavior. Now she's even eating whole ginseng roots, making him wonder if she's even human.
But as he thought about it, He Zhang laughed again, having fallen into the same trap as Xiao Ye.
Whether the Grand Eunuch's wife is human or not is the Grand Eunuch's business. Why should he meddle? Even if she is a fox spirit, she is probably here to repay a debt of gratitude. The important thing is to prevent Xiao Ye from provoking her and getting beaten up.
After hearing He Zhang tell him that yesterday's person was Prince An and that Jiang Xinyu planned to go to Xuzhou to find her adoptive father, Ye Xiao fell silent.
The next morning, he unexpectedly went with He Zhang to Jiang Xinyu's courtyard to pay his respects.
Waking up at dawn and dusk is a son's duty, and after being beaten twice, this son finally learned how to be a good son.
Jiang Xinyu had no intention of making things difficult for him, nor did she have a penchant for putting on airs. She gave them the military manual she had given to Liu Xu and some small experiments she had summarized over the past few days, and then let them play by themselves.
They should spend more time studying literature and practicing martial arts to improve their skills so that they can take over Xiao Yuan's job as soon as possible and allow the couple to retire and enjoy their old age.
She's so young, not some old lady in her seventies or eighties, what's there to pay her respects to? All that formalism is a waste of time.
Jiang Xinyu's military treatise astounded Ye Xiao; he could hardly believe that it was written by a young woman from a secluded family.
He Zhang praised the book after reading it and assured Ye Xiao that this military treatise had never appeared on the market before.
Even if the book wasn't written by the Eunuch's wife, it's still a great stroke of luck for her to obtain a unique copy.
Now that we've shown them this book without holding a grudge, if Xiao Ye continues to be disrespectful to the Madam, he'll truly be ungrateful.
Xiao Yuan, who had already left the capital, was unaware of all the troubles that had transpired at home. He was currently traveling by boat to Jiangnan with two hundred agents from the Eastern Depot and a thousand guards.
Xuzhou City is situated on higher ground with sturdy walls and is not currently in danger of flooding. However, the low-lying villages in the surrounding prefectures and counties have already been destroyed, and countless refugees have gathered outside the city.
The prefect of Xuzhou has mobilized all available grain from the city to distribute porridge outside, but this is far from enough for the large number of disaster victims.
From the thick porridge that could hold chopsticks upright at the beginning to the thin porridge we have to eat twice a day now, if the imperial court doesn't send more grain soon, some people will probably go hungry.
Floods are different from snow disasters. In the middle of summer, people who die can easily stink and cause an epidemic. Now, everyone from the prefect to the disaster victims outside is in a panic.
He Bi finally breathed a sigh of relief when he received a message from the Fifth Prince via carrier pigeon: the imperial envoy was coming!
In an attempt to appease the people, he shamelessly organized a mobilization meeting for wealthy merchants in the city who had grain.
The theme is the dialectical relationship between price gouging and reincarnation!
Let me tell you, the imperial envoy who came to provide disaster relief this time is none other than Xiao Yuan, the overseer of the Eastern Depot, also known as King Yama.
Do you know Chief Supervisor Xiao?
He kills without blinking an eye and eats people without salt; he's incredibly vicious. Are you scared yet?
Do you know what the Eastern Depot did?
They can infiltrate everywhere, from the heavens to the earth, and even find out whether the mice in your house are male or female.
I'm willing to spend money to buy grain now, so you'd better be sensible.
If you try to hide your poverty and complain to me, don't come crying to me when Xiao Yanwang comes and kills you all.
The current prefect of Xuzhou, He Bi, is like an old lady telling ghost stories to children, and Xiao Yuan has become a powerful tool for him to scare people.
After his propaganda campaign, Xiao Yuan has been completely demonized in the minds of Xuzhou businessmen.
Their status is equivalent to that of a cat-faced old lady and a big monkey in a child's mind.
He Bi, who had managed to scare people by using Xiao Yuan to move another batch of grain, was finally able to take a break. He held the note given to him by Prince An and pondered it over and over.
What exactly does "If you need anything, just ask Xiao Yuan for help. I have a good relationship with his wife" mean?
Is the relationship between Prince An and this Supervisor Xiao good or bad?